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The Lewiston Journal reports: r. Dresser
| Co. have bought the Dexter property on
Main street near 5. d. Wakefekis. The
price paid is said TO be about $1,000. A. 3.
Drown caught bis hand in q dresser At the
Bates mill. Wednesday. land but for the
presence Ct mind of fellow operator. Who
threw Oh the belt in season, would have been
frightfuliy injured. As il vas his hand va,
badly bruised, but no bones we're broken and
ne was able to bs at work Thursday.-Work
on big grist mill for Parsons Bros. on the
site OF their burned mill in Auburn, i'll be
begun next week.-The Grand Trunk coal
sheds for E 81. Kimball will also be begun
At once. They will have q capacity of 5000
tons and will be so arranged thar the track.
will run along over the top of the sheds land
dump on either side.-Messrs. Jordan & Frost
and Thomas Clark. Jr., have bought the
Stetson t and have brought here their port.
able mill, which will at once be set at work
"chawlng up the pig pines on the LOT. II is
estimated there are 700, 600 feet of pine and
hemiock on the Stetson land and 1900 10
400 cords of wood of all kinds. There are
200 cords of bark to peel on this lot. Mr..
Clark has been saving At Bartlett. N. q, the
past winter, amid seven feet of snow, on q
level His saving machine is on wheels and
saws 10000 feet of lumber per day.
A Mechanic Falls correspondent to the
Lewiston Journal writes : The work placed in
the hands of J. W. Penney & Sons, for the
Eagle Paper Mill, comprises four new DRYERS
and the repairing of ten old ones. These will
De provided with ''lmprove1 patent stuffiag
boxes" for taking steam in and out q, the
same end. They will also furnish from three
| to four tons of large gears, the whole IL be
but in fbnPOuph runninp enn3,,;op Thax
are pushing forward the work with the great
est possible despotch. AT the regular meet
| ing Of A. A. DwiEal Post No. 3, Il. A. r., a
resolution of thanks to c. X. Miiliken, Esq.
and other purchasers of the Deuison PAPER
Mfg. Co. property, for the generous donation
| or the use OF the common for the site on
which to place the soldiers monument, about
to be erected, was unanimously adopted.
FRANKLIN.
A monster turtle is on exhibition at II. l..
Turner'S grist mill at New VINEYARD. Ii
measures feet in length, weighs so lbs.
and its head is as large as that Of a sheep.
Thursday, a man from Canada, " as drowned
| in the South branch of Dead River by being
| caught upon a single log. The current being
so strong, he was unable to control the log,
WAS drawn through what is known as the
| "Bsrn DOORS" lost his balance and fell. He
attempted to swim but gave out, and went to
the bottom or drifted 1t lie not known wht re
Diligent search has been made, but the body
is still unrecovered. They call his name
Jerry Rano. One other man got somew ha,
damned at some other place. but not very
| seriously. These are the only casualties
| thus far.
KNOX.
The Rockland Free Press reports: Th-
Knox Lime association has ordered that oil
manufacturers in the county suspend ship
ments of lime to Boston and New York until
the oath inst. These markets are consider
| ably overstocked and u number of vessels
from this port are lying there with unsold
cargoes.-Dr. o. L. Bartlett of Rockland
who has completed his medical course in
New York, succeeds DR. Z. L. EstAbrook IN
the practice of medicine in Rockland. DR..
Bartlett, and is well and tavorably known in
this community. He is young man OF
strict integrity and temperate habits, and we
predict for him an extensive practice in
Rockland. afternoon a horse b,
longing to M. L Simmons, which had been
hired by the city and was at work hauling
the road machines, fell over the dump on
Park street, and was so badly injured that it
had to be killed There were eight horses
|
mishap, but the others held back so firmly
that the harness parted.-The meeting of the
Board of Trade held in the City Council
looms Tuesday evening, was quite largely
attended. The committee appointed at the
last meeting to perfect the by laws ask,
| that the time for making their report be ex-
| tended one week. The following were ap
pointed an advisory committee to report a
| list of committees at the next meeting: SAM
Bryant O. Z Blackington, G.. G. Moffitt, c
T Spear, Benz Williams, F. NJ. Shaw, l.,
ID. Carver, T. E Simonton. f. A. Butler and
A. H. Jones. The organization is rapidly
increasing, there being now l40 members
The next meeting will be held at the same
place Thursday evening, May 49, 1t is es
pecially desired that large number be pres
ent as much important business will come
before the meeting.
| Msjor j. B. Smith, of the u. s. engineer
corps, has lately been in Rockland. He sayt
that a survey of Camden and Rockport hsr
bors will be made the coming summer, anG
he thinks that the next Congress will make
liberal appropriation for the improvement o.
these harbors.
SAGADAHOC.
The Bath Times says: In the window OF
Fogg's clothing emporium are displayed two
curiosities, a chain twelve feet in length
made from pine board by Alfred PEBBLE
and native costume from the Canibsl Isl
ands, where the Rainier was wrecked. Mr.
C. T. Jsckson's brother Will, brought home
the attire which consists of square piece Of
straw mating about the size of q large sill
handkerchief secured around the hips with
clasp. Rather an Abbreviated toilette fol-
these regions, and probably one that will not
become so popular as the spring styles in
American clothing with which it is sur
rounded AT a recent meeting of the ply
slcans of this city held at the Common Coun
Gil room an organization to be known as the
Physicians Association of Bath was formed
by the election of A. J. Fuller, as President
and r. d. Bibber, Secretary. After som,
discussion an established rate of prices wal
fixed and action taken in relation to collec
tons. A committee consisting of J. W
Savage, C. A. Packard and E. NJ. Fuller
was chosen to select person to act as col
lectinp agent In the revision of visit rate,